Love And Rockets release ‘So Alive’ remixes

Love And Rockets is the seminal, groundbreaking trio of Daniel Ash (vocals and guitar), David J (vocals and bass) and Kevin Haskins (drums). They formed in 1985 after the first split of their band Bauhaus. Love And Rockets provided a clean slate and an opportunity to plumb the depths of imagination and influences.

Coinciding with the 35^th anniversary of their massive hit So Alive, the band will release a limited-edition remix EP that contains remixes of the track by The Crystal Method and D.J. K The EP will be available on limited edition clear picture disc and digitally on August 30, 2024 and is available for pre-order here: https://loveandrockets.ffm.to/music and for sale at the merch table at the shows from release date onward.

Named after the underground comic by the Hernandez brothers, Love And Rockets made seven records over the course of thirteen years. 2023 saw them reunite and play their first shows in 15 years and reissue all of their Beggars Banquet albums. There was a near-immediate sell-out of a limited-edition box set, and the release of ‘My Dark Twin,’ a 22-track companion to the band’s 1996 album ‘Sweet F.A.’ containing eight previously unreleased versions, and six unreleased songs from the Sweet F.A. sessions. They have just announced Summer tour dates that will see them perform with a reunited Jane’s Addiction. The 23-city tour kicked off on August 9 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas making stops across North America in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and more before wrapping up in St. Louis at Evolution Festival on September 29. Tour dates are below.

Everything changed for Love And Rockets in 1989 when they released their self-titled breakthrough fourth album. The song So Alive was a massive worldwide #1 hit and Billboard wrote that it was the “best T. Rex tune that Marc Bolan never wrote.” The self-titled album attained gold status, and the song reached #1 in Canada and charted within the top 30 in Australia, and New Zealand. In the US, it was #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for five weeks and was ranked #1 on that listing’s year-end chart for 1989 and was #3 on the US National charts.

So Alive has been a continual favourite, so much so that last year when the band reunited and played their first show in 15 years at Cruel World Festival in Pasadena, Rob (D.J. K) and Scott (The Crystal Method) were in the crowd and were blown away by the performance. They decided to approach the band and they then agreed to dust off and unvault the 34 year old original stems to officially remix and reimagine So Alive.

Tour Dates

Sun Aug 25 — New Orleans, LA — The Fillmore
Tue Aug 27 — Jacksonville, FL — Daily’s Place
Thu Aug 29 — Tampa, FL — MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 31 — Hollywood, FL — Hard Rock Live
Tue Sep 03 — Raleigh, NC — Red Hat Amphitheater
Thu Sep 05 — Portsmouth, VA — Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion
Sat Sep 07 — Atlantic City, NJ — Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Tue Sep 10 — New York, NY — The Rooftop at Pier 17
Fri Sep 13 — Boston, MA — Leader Bank Pavilion
Sun Sep 15 — Bridgeport, CT — Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
Wed Sep 18 — Toronto, ON — Budweiser Stage
Fri Sep 20 — Rochester Hills, MI — Meadow Brook Amphitheater
Sun Sep 22 — Milwaukee, WI — BMO Pavilion
Tue Sep 24 — Chicago, IL — Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Thu Sep 26 — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
Sat Sep 28 – Huntsville, AL – South Star Music Festival*
Sun Sep 29 – St. Louis, MO – Evolution Festival*

*Not A Live Nation Date